Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019
Start: 2019-01-22
End: 2019-01-28
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019: 477 records at 464 stations, peak on 24 January 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019 set or tied 477 station records at 464 stations.
It ran from 22 January 2019 to 28 January 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 24 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Daytona Beach set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 28 January 2019.
The busiest day was 24 January 2019 with 205 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

22 to 28 January 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Daytona Beach	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2019-01-28
Melbourne WFO	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2019-01-28
Ft Lauderdale Beach	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2019-01-27
Titusville	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2019-01-28
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2019-01-24
Hoopeston	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-01-23
Union City Filtration Plt	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2019-01-24
Manchester AP	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2019-01-24
Clinton 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-23
Frankfort Disposal	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2019-01-23
Charleston	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2019-01-23
Effingham 3SW	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-01-23
Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2019-01-24
Warren 3 S	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-24
Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2019-01-23
Old Forge	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-01-24
Danville	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-23
Americus	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	2019-01-24
Highmarket 2W	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-01-24
Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2019-01-24

Records per Day

Peak day 205

Records set or tied each day from 22 January 2019 to 28 January 2019. The most in one day was 205 on 24 January 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019 ranked by margin
Melbourne WFO, 01-28	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
Daytona Beach, 01-28	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Titusville, 01-28	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Ft Lauderdale Beach, 01-27	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP, 01-24	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Highmarket 2W, 01-24	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Manchester AP, 01-24	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Old Forge, 01-24	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Charleston, 01-23	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Poplar Bluff, 01-23	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Americus, 01-24	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Union City Filtration Plt, 01-24	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Pittsfield Muni AP, 01-24	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Clinton 1SSW, 01-23	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Frankfort Disposal, 01-23	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

477 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	93
63	76
42	60
43	55
36	56
16	105
21	53
26	65
16	105
16	100
24	69
16	105
20	65
15	71
24	99
25	27
23	101
12	105
32	20
9	100
14	60
36	22
92	8
37	53
25	49
13	68
18	65
30	55
6	122
35	65
19	69
4	124
36	48
15	53
13	53
9	72
32	55
3	120
6	81
24	40
4	115
11	69
15	55
18	20
4	91
2	109
9	69
15	27
22	65
4	115
5	80
8	65
21	23
14	80
10	69
8	81
46	40
22	27
5	81
6	81
17	68
35	36
0	109
12	65
11	53
3	89
14	71
43	23
25	55
10	81
2	96
13	61
13	65
16	23
9	52
8	69
11	69
5	69
5	68
26	53
25	45
22	39
21	36
16	36
9	53
16	36
9	53
18	53
21	23
34	21
5	68
4	80
2	81
6	68
2	80
20	20
8	68
8	53
24	23
7	69
6	69
8	53
12	40
6	60
4	68
1	81
6	42
6	65
5	53
11	65
24	27
13	27
11	44
13	21
11	20
2	79
12	20
6	69
6	65
25	1
11	44
3	69
13	40
5	68
33	12
2	69
8	53
3	72
5	72
9	27
17	20
14	53
12	48
9	65
6	68
43	12
3	69
5	69
2	68
3	68
11	27
11	21
2	77
4	69
4	41
17	48
6	65
12	23
23	1
7	53
11	8
3	68
9	27
1	68
2	71
4	68
2	68
8	60
15	45
11	53
1	69
3	53
1	68
15	21
5	53
9	52
3	65
4	53
7	65
11	39
11	39
4	53
3	69
6	53
5	53
13	27
2	69
3	69
15	1
8	40
13	16
4	53
11	23
10	23
5	40
4	53
6	65
3	53
5	51
19	35
6	51
4	60
1	68
15	40
7	44
13	7
21	7
12	23
7	27
19	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019 (this event)	477 records

Every Record Set

20 of 477

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 January 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-23	Hoopeston	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	105	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Clinton 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	105	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Frankfort Disposal	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	100	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Charleston	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Effingham 3SW	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	105	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	99	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-23	Danville	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	105	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Morrisville-Stowe State AP	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-24	Union City Filtration Plt	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	53	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Manchester AP	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	65	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Warren 3 S	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	71	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Old Forge	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Americus	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	101	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Highmarket 2W	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-24	Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	100	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-27	Ft Lauderdale Beach	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-28	Daytona Beach	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	93	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-28	Melbourne WFO	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-28	Titusville	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 477 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2019-01-22	6
2019-01-23	176
2019-01-24	205
2019-01-25	44
2019-01-26	2
2019-01-27	23
2019-01-28	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	93
63	76
42	60
43	55
36	56
16	105
21	53
26	65
16	105
16	100
24	69
16	105
20	65
15	71
24	99
25	27
23	101
12	105
32	20
9	100
14	60
36	22
92	8
37	53
25	49
13	68
18	65
30	55
6	122
35	65
19	69
4	124
36	48
15	53
13	53
9	72
32	55
3	120
6	81
24	40
4	115
11	69
15	55
18	20
4	91
2	109
9	69
15	27
22	65
4	115
5	80
8	65
21	23
14	80
10	69
8	81
46	40
22	27
5	81
6	81
17	68
35	36
0	109
12	65
11	53
3	89
14	71
43	23
25	55
10	81
2	96
13	61
13	65
16	23
9	52
8	69
11	69
5	69
5	68
26	53
25	45
22	39
21	36
16	36
9	53
16	36
9	53
18	53
21	23
34	21
5	68
4	80
2	81
6	68
2	80
20	20
8	68
8	53
24	23
7	69
6	69
8	53
12	40
6	60
4	68
1	81
6	42
6	65
5	53
11	65
24	27
13	27
11	44
13	21
11	20
2	79
12	20
6	69
6	65
25	1
11	44
3	69
13	40
5	68
33	12
2	69
8	53
3	72
5	72
9	27
17	20
14	53
12	48
9	65
6	68
43	12
3	69
5	69
2	68
3	68
11	27
11	21
2	77
4	69
4	41
17	48
6	65
12	23
23	1
7	53
11	8
3	68
9	27
1	68
2	71
4	68
2	68
8	60
15	45
11	53
1	69
3	53
1	68
15	21
5	53
9	52
3	65
4	53
7	65
11	39
11	39
4	53
3	69
6	53
5	53
13	27
2	69
3	69
15	1
8	40
13	16
4	53
11	23
10	23
5	40
4	53
6	65
3	53
5	51
19	35
6	51
4	60
1	68
15	40
7	44
13	7
21	7
12	23
7	27
19	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	93
63	76
42	60
43	55
36	56
16	105
21	53
26	65
16	105
16	100
24	69
16	105
20	65
15	71
24	99
25	27
23	101
12	105
32	20
9	100
14	60
36	22
92	8
37	53
25	49
13	68
18	65
30	55
6	122
35	65
19	69
4	124
36	48
15	53
13	53
9	72
32	55
3	120
6	81
24	40
4	115
11	69
15	55
18	20
4	91
2	109
9	69
15	27
22	65
4	115
5	80
8	65
21	23
14	80
10	69
8	81
46	40
22	27
5	81
6	81
17	68
35	36
0	109
12	65
11	53
3	89
14	71
43	23
25	55
10	81
2	96
13	61
13	65
16	23
9	52
8	69
11	69
5	69
5	68
26	53
25	45
22	39
21	36
16	36
9	53
16	36
9	53
18	53
21	23
34	21
5	68
4	80
2	81
6	68
2	80
20	20
8	68
8	53
24	23
7	69
6	69
8	53
12	40
6	60
4	68
1	81
6	42
6	65
5	53
11	65
24	27
13	27
11	44
13	21
11	20
2	79
12	20
6	69
6	65
25	1
11	44
3	69
13	40
5	68
33	12
2	69
8	53
3	72
5	72
9	27
17	20
14	53
12	48
9	65
6	68
43	12
3	69
5	69
2	68
3	68
11	27
11	21
2	77
4	69
4	41
17	48
6	65
12	23
23	1
7	53
11	8
3	68
9	27
1	68
2	71
4	68
2	68
8	60
15	45
11	53
1	69
3	53
1	68
15	21
5	53
9	52
3	65
4	53
7	65
11	39
11	39
4	53
3	69
6	53
5	53
13	27
2	69
3	69
15	1
8	40
13	16
4	53
11	23
10	23
5	40
4	53
6	65
3	53
5	51
19	35
6	51
4	60
1	68
15	40
7	44
13	7
21	7
12	23
7	27
19	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	93
63	76
42	60
43	55
36	56
16	105
21	53
26	65
16	105
16	100
24	69
16	105
20	65
15	71
24	99
25	27
23	101
12	105
32	20
9	100
14	60
36	22
92	8
37	53
25	49
13	68
18	65
30	55
6	122
35	65
19	69
4	124
36	48
15	53
13	53
9	72
32	55
3	120
6	81
24	40
4	115
11	69
15	55
18	20
4	91
2	109
9	69
15	27
22	65
4	115
5	80
8	65
21	23
14	80
10	69
8	81
46	40
22	27
5	81
6	81
17	68
35	36
0	109
12	65
11	53
3	89
14	71
43	23
25	55
10	81
2	96
13	61
13	65
16	23
9	52
8	69
11	69
5	69
5	68
26	53
25	45
22	39
21	36
16	36
9	53
16	36
9	53
18	53
21	23
34	21
5	68
4	80
2	81
6	68
2	80
20	20
8	68
8	53
24	23
7	69
6	69
8	53
12	40
6	60
4	68
1	81
6	42
6	65
5	53
11	65
24	27
13	27
11	44
13	21
11	20
2	79
12	20
6	69
6	65
25	1
11	44
3	69
13	40
5	68
33	12
2	69
8	53
3	72
5	72
9	27
17	20
14	53
12	48
9	65
6	68
43	12
3	69
5	69
2	68
3	68
11	27
11	21
2	77
4	69
4	41
17	48
6	65
12	23
23	1
7	53
11	8
3	68
9	27
1	68
2	71
4	68
2	68
8	60
15	45
11	53
1	69
3	53
1	68
15	21
5	53
9	52
3	65
4	53
7	65
11	39
11	39
4	53
3	69
6	53
5	53
13	27
2	69
3	69
15	1
8	40
13	16
4	53
11	23
10	23
5	40
4	53
6	65
3	53
5	51
19	35
6	51
4	60
1	68
15	40
7	44
13	7
21	7
12	23
7	27
19	1